Cantharellus subg. Afrocantharellus

Cantharellus subg. Afrocantharellus
	Afrocantharellus platyphyllus in Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Afrocantharellus; (Eyssart. & Buyck) Tibuhwa (2012)
Type species
	Afrocantharellus symoensii; (Heinem.) Tibuhwa (2012)
Species
	A. fistulosus; A. platyphyllus; A. splendens; A. symoensii
Synonyms
	Cantharellus subgenus Afrocantharellus Essyart. & Buyck (2001);

Afrocantharellus is a genus of fungi in the family Cantharellaceae. It was originally named as a subgenus of Cantharellus, but was elevated to the rank of genus by Donatha D. Tibuhwa in 2012 based on morphological and molecular evidence.^[1] Afrocantharellus species are only known from Africa.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tibuhwa, Donatha D.; Saviæ, Sanja; Tibell, Leif; Kivaisi, Amelia K. (2012). "Afrocantharellus gen. stat. nov. is part of a rich diversity of African Cantharellaceae". IMA Fungus. 3 (1): 25–38. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.04. PMC 3399100. PMID 23155498.

External links

Cantharellus subg. Afrocantharellus in Index Fungorum

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[Tibuhwa_2012-1] Tibuhwa, Donatha D.; Saviæ, Sanja; Tibell, Leif; Kivaisi, Amelia K. (2012). "Afrocantharellus gen. stat. nov. is part of a rich diversity of African Cantharellaceae". IMA Fungus. 3 (1): 25–38. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.04. PMC 3399100. PMID 23155498.

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